Linguistic Diversity and Theoretical Linguistics

Increasing our understanding of human language

However, there are also a number of important similarities and patterns which can be observed. We are interested in studying this diversity, as well as in ways in which a better understanding of this diversity can contribute to our understanding of human language.

Against this backdrop, we also conduct work in theoretical linguistics, which seeks to develop formal models of language.  We have expertise in a number of theoretical approaches including Government Phonology, Optimality Theory and Dynamic Syntax. We also carry out work in lexical semantics and on the syntax-semantics and phonology-syntax interfaces, as well as on the interaction between morphology and phonology.